Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Record-breaking marathoner Sawe receive hero’s welcome in Nairobi

Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe received a hero’s welcome on Wednesday when he returned to Nairobi after his record-breaking win at the London Marathon.

Republic of Congo president holds talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Republic of Congo, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday.

Libya, Algeria, Tunisia sign agreement to share Sahara aquifer water

The mechanism is also intended to prevent pollution and overexploitation of the water, with management and monitoring to be carried out jointly by the three countries.

US reaffirms support for Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau reiterated Washington's support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara in Rabat, urging a "swift" resolution to a conflict that has been ongoing since 1975.

South Africa court orders deportation of Mugabe’s son in shooting case

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe, has been given a deportation order after admitting to being in South Africa illegally. He had been in custody since mid February due to involvment in a shooting.

Funeral services for Mali’s slain defence minister to be held on Thursday

Funeral services for Mali's defence minister, who was killed in an assault on his home during attacks that have destabilised the country's ruling junta, will take place on Thursday, according to the military.

‘Now I believe in myself,’ Yomif Kejelcha on his sub-2-hour marathon and coming second in London

Yomif Kejelcha spoke with Euronews Health after breaking the two-hour record in his marathon debut and finishing second.

At least 20 people feared dead after boat capsizes on Uganda’s Nguse river

At least 20 people are missing after a boat capsized on a river in western Uganda. Eight survivors have been rescued, local police said.

Health sovereignty focus of Nairobi summit following US aid cuts

US cuts to international aid should push the African continent to take charge of its own services. That was the message from the heads of the World Health Summit as a three-day conference wrapped up in Nairobi on Wednesday.

Crowds in South Africa protest against illegal immigration

Crowds took to the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday to demonstrate against high levels of illegal immigration, which has sparked tensions between locals and foreign nationals.